What Google Africa Developer Scholarship actually covers.
Google's Africa Developer Scholarship, offered through partnerships with Pluralsight, Andela, and Udacity, provides thousands of African students with access to technical training in Android development, web development, cloud computing, and machine learning. The programme runs in multiple phases with a competitive selection process. Top performers in Phase 1 may advance to receive full nanodegree scholarships worth over $2,000 USD. The programme targets young Africans aged 18–35 looking to build software engineering careers.
Who can apply.
Open to undergraduate, masters applicants. Eligible nationalities are listed below.
46 more eligible countries — full list available on the official application page.
Accepted fields.
Google Africa Developer Scholarship currently lists the following eligible fields of study. Other related disciplines may also be considered — check the official call.
Four steps to a complete application.
Scholar Africa is a discovery and tracking platform — the application itself is submitted directly through the official provider site. The steps below mirror our HowTo schema.
Check eligibility
Confirm your nationality, academic level, and field of study match the criteria above.
Eligibility checklist
Prepare documents
Transcripts, recommendation letters, personal statement, and a valid passport.
Document checklist
Submit the application
Submit before August 31, 2026 via the official portal.
Submission checklist
Track your application
Use your Scholar Africa dashboard to monitor status and deadline reminders.
Post-submission checklist
What we checked, when we checked it.
Every scholarship on Scholar Africa goes through six checks (link, contact, organisation, winners, third-party, manual review). Google Africa Developer Scholarship currently scores 8.0/10.
Report an issue
Other scholarships worth a parallel application.
Same eligibility window or destination. Many strong applicants apply to three or four programmes per cycle.